“God’s Not Done Yet” by Pastor Nate

There have been a number of moments in my life where a book or a movie or a song has stuck with me.  Do you know what I’m talking about?  Those moments when something just hits you in the right way and you can’t get it out of your head?  A closing line in a novel, a final poignant scene in a movie, a catchy refrain from a hit song.

There are some things that just stick with us.  We encounter a movie or book or song in a singular moment but that encounter has an ongoing effect on us.   I think you’re beginning to see what I’m getting at here.   A singular encounter that has an ongoing effect.

There’s this moment in the beginning of Jesus’ ministry when he walks into the temple on the Sabbath and he stands up and reads from the prophet Isaiah and he says “This reading has been fulfilled in your hearing.”  And then he sits down.

Imagine the audacity!  But it’s not just audacious it’s filled with promise as well.  Because a better translation of these words is “this reading has been fulfilled and will continue to be fulfilled in your hearing.”   In other words, Jesus is saying that the fulfillment of the reading is true right now AND the fulfillment is going to be ongoing.

This might seem like such a small point, but the indications are huge!  Jesus has an ONGOING effect on your life.  It’s not just for today.  It’s for today, tomorrow, and every day.

And that also means that our relationship with God is a dynamic one, that God is at work in us and in our world today and every day.

When you stop and think about it, it’s a message of great hope, because the power of God isn’t done yet.  The power of God is at work repairing this broken world right now AND the power of God is ONGOING.

What a powerful message, what a hopeful promise.  May we always look to the future with hope because we know in our hearts the ongoing power of God at work in our lives and in the world.